Floating toy with device for firing projectiles or rockets whilst floating



C. ARNOLD Feb. 5, 1935.

FLOATING TOY WITH DEVICE- FOR FIRING PROJEGTILES OR ROCKETS WH'ILSTFLOATING Filed Feb. 16', 1934 Jiwezaior:

Patented Feta 5, 1935 STAES PAT 3?; @FFICE- PROJECTILES 0R FLOATINGROCKETS WHKLST Carl Arnold, Nuremberg, Germany Application February 16,1934, Serial No. 711,579 In Germany December 19, 1933 2 Claims. (Cl.46-37) This invention relates to a striker bolt device mounted forexample in a toy ship and adapted to fire projectiles, rockets or thelike whilst the ship is floating. The operation of the striker boltdevice is effected by the spring of the clockwork mechanism propellingthe ship.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in theaccompanying drawing, in which:--- Fig. -1 shows a. ship in partlongitudinal sec tion.

Fig. 2 is a part top plan view of Fig. 1.

In a ships hull a a clockwork mechanism 12' is mounted which propels theship. On the top of the clockwork b a lever c acted upon by a spring dis pivotally mounted on a pin f and provided with a bridge 1' extendingdownwards and adapted to be shifted by the clockwork spring p. A bracketg is fixed on the underside of the deck of the ship and carries arotatable bolt h on which a striker bolt i acted upon by a spring s anda cam k is arranged. A turret Z closed by a cover t is mounted on thedeck and carries a gun barrel m. This barrel m-has on its rear end a cupn having an aperture and adapted to accommodate a percussion cap 0.

The device operates in the following manner:--

During the winding of the clockwork the spring p contracts, therebyshifting the pivotally mounted lever c. The cover t of the turret l isthen opened and the striker bolt 1' and cam is are pushed down by handagainst the action of the spring 8. The cam it engages under the lever cand thus locks the striker bolt 2'. A percussion cap 0 is then placed inthe cup n and a projectile u, rocket or the like is introduced into thebarrel m. The ship is then placed in the water and is propelled severalmeters by the spring 10. As this spring p expands, the pivotally mountedlever c is swung on its pin I, thereby releasing the cam is, whereuponthis cam and the striker bolt i are precipitated into their initialpositions by the spring s so that the bolt strikes against thepercussion cap 0. Thisignites and the fire thus produced passes throughthe aperture in the cup and ignites the charge of the projecti e u,rocket or the like situated in the barrel m. The combustion gasesissuing from the projectile propel the same out of the barrel with aloud detonation. The ship continues to travel during this procedure.

I claim:

1. A floating or similar toy, comprising in combination a ships hullhaving a deck, a clockwork mechanism arranged in said hull and includinga spring adapted to propel the toy, a lever pivotally mounted on theupper side of said clockwork, an element on said lever engaging saidspring to oscillate said lever during the expansion of said spring, abracket on the underside of the deck, a striker bolt pivotally mountedin said bracket, acspring tending to force said striker bolt away fromsaid lever, means for locking said striker bolt in engagement with saidlever against the action of said last mentioned spring, a. turretmounted on said deck,a gun barjrel in said turret within therange ofmovement of said striker bolt, a cup on the inner end of said barrelhaving an aperture and adapted to accommodate a percussion cap adaptedto be fired by 'the movement of said striker bolt under the action ofits spring, and a projectile adapted to be inserted into said barrel andhaving a charge adapted to be ignited by the firing of said percussioncap to propel said projectile from said barrel with a loud detonation bythe gases resulting from the combustion.

2. In a floating toy as specified in claim 1 the means for locking thestriker bolt, comprising in combination with the lever and the bolt, anaxle carrying said bolt, and a cam on said axle adapt ed to be engagedand locked by said lever when the bolt is pressed downward by hand.

CARL ARNOLD.

